diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f2feb82..0442475 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ set(META_GUI_OPTIONAL true)
 set(META_JS_SRC_DIR renamingutility)
 set(META_VERSION_MAJOR 2)
 set(META_VERSION_MINOR 3)
-set(META_VERSION_PATCH 2)
+set(META_VERSION_PATCH 3)
 set(META_NO_TIDY ON)
 
 # add project files
diff --git a/application/main.cpp b/application/main.cpp
index c87467b..c8af213 100644
--- a/application/main.cpp
+++ b/application/main.cpp
@@ -220,10 +220,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     extractFieldArg.setDenotesOperation(true);
     extractFieldArg.setCallback(std::bind(Cli::extractField, std::cref(fieldArg), std::cref(attachmentArg), std::cref(fileArg), std::cref(outputFileArg), std::cref(verboseArg)));
     // export to JSON
+    ConfigValueArgument prettyArg("pretty", '\0', "prints with indentation and spacing");
     Argument exportArg("export", 'j', "exports the tag information for the specified files to JSON");
-    exportArg.setSubArguments({&filesArg});
+    exportArg.setSubArguments({&filesArg, &prettyArg});
     exportArg.setDenotesOperation(true);
-    exportArg.setCallback(std::bind(Cli::exportToJson, _1, std::cref(filesArg)));
+    exportArg.setCallback(std::bind(Cli::exportToJson, _1, std::cref(filesArg), std::cref(prettyArg)));
     // file info
     Argument validateArg("validate", 'c', "validates the file integrity as accurately as possible; the structure of the file will be parsed completely");
     validateArg.setCombinable(true);
diff --git a/cli/mainfeatures.cpp b/cli/mainfeatures.cpp
index 7f6fc72..621441d 100644
--- a/cli/mainfeatures.cpp
+++ b/cli/mainfeatures.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #ifdef TAGEDITOR_JSON_EXPORT
 #include <rapidjson/ostreamwrapper.h>
 #include <rapidjson/writer.h>
+#include <rapidjson/prettywriter.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <iostream>
@@ -855,7 +856,7 @@ void extractField(const Argument &fieldArg, const Argument &attachmentArg, const
     }
 }
 
-void exportToJson(const ArgumentOccurrence &, const Argument &filesArg)
+void exportToJson(const ArgumentOccurrence &, const Argument &filesArg, const Argument &prettyArg)
 {
     CMD_UTILS_START_CONSOLE;
 
@@ -891,8 +892,13 @@ void exportToJson(const ArgumentOccurrence &, const Argument &filesArg)
     // print the gathered data as JSON document
     ReflectiveRapidJSON::JsonReflector::push(jsonData, document, document.GetAllocator());
     RAPIDJSON_NAMESPACE::OStreamWrapper osw(cout);
-    RAPIDJSON_NAMESPACE::Writer<RAPIDJSON_NAMESPACE::OStreamWrapper> writer(osw);
-    document.Accept(writer);
+    if (prettyArg.isPresent()) {
+        RAPIDJSON_NAMESPACE::PrettyWriter<RAPIDJSON_NAMESPACE::OStreamWrapper> writer(osw);
+        document.Accept(writer);
+    } else {
+        RAPIDJSON_NAMESPACE::Writer<RAPIDJSON_NAMESPACE::OStreamWrapper> writer(osw);
+        document.Accept(writer);
+    }
     cout << endl;
 
 #else
diff --git a/cli/mainfeatures.h b/cli/mainfeatures.h
index fbcb77e..72f0ef2 100644
--- a/cli/mainfeatures.h
+++ b/cli/mainfeatures.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ void generateFileInfo(const ApplicationUtilities::ArgumentOccurrence &, const Ap
 void displayTagInfo(const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &fieldsArg, const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &filesArg, const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &verboseArg);
 void setTagInfo(const Cli::SetTagInfoArgs &args);
 void extractField(const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &fieldArg, const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &attachmentArg, const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &inputFilesArg, const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &outputFileArg, const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &verboseArg);
-void exportToJson(const ApplicationUtilities::ArgumentOccurrence &, const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &filesArg);
+void exportToJson(const ApplicationUtilities::ArgumentOccurrence &, const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &filesArg, const ApplicationUtilities::Argument &prettyArg);
 
 }